ERROR using require_once("http://www.example.com/connect_file.php");

[seany123]

As the title above says im trying to use this code:

 

require_once("http://www.example.com/connect_file.php");

 

its giving this error:

 

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Access denied for user 'username'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in /template/header.php on line 56

 

if i was to just use this code it works fine:

 

require_once("./connect_file.php");

 

Just incase it makes a difference, im testing this on index.php, however the codes above are not inside index.php, instead they are inside my /templates/header.php file which is included at the top of index.php

 

any ideas?

[xyph]

When requesting it through the HTTP protocol, the PHP engine will parse it before outputting.

 

When requesting it through the file system, you will get the raw contents of the file.

[seany123]

Okay i think i have solved the problem,

 

<?php
define('__ROOT__', dirname(dirname(__FILE__)));
require_once(__ROOT__.'/connect_file.php');
?>

 

this seems to work. any better suggestions or improvements?

[xyph]

Using the absolute path is a great method